Kerbal Space Station is now complete

Year 15, Day 220

Finally, after many months of launching missions and building, the KSS is finally complete!

The pieces for the truss structure (including solar arrays) were launched on the KS-5 and KS-6 missions respectively. After this, KS-7 launched Kvezda, the first true docking port for the station, which itself was very similar to Karya. And then KS-8 launched the final piece to the station, to be connected with the Done&Dusted lab module; actually, a complex of modules kind of like how Kunity launched to Karya, with multiple nodes already attached.

This final piece was at its core another docking port (central node, called Harmony), and connected to it on its port side was the Kribo Lab Module, built for the KSS via the help of KerbalMax Industries and the C7 Aerospace Division. The other connection, on the starboard side, was the Kolumbus Lab Module, made possible thanks to Integrated Integrals. These also store more electrical power alongside being secondary laboratories for the KSS.

Alongside the station finally being done, the rest of the crew has arrived onboard as well! 4 more scientists in total for those new lab modules, so now the total onboard the station are 9 Kerbonauts.

Some of those Kerbonauts did have to do a recent spacewalk to outfit and switch around the trusses when they came. That was indeed the first spacewalk on the station.

May we continue to explore space for all Kerbalkind!

Official KSA Article

Completed KSS

Inside the KSS Cupola Module

KSS Section 3 Docking

KSS with one truss attached